Rhyming is one of the first phonics skills young children learn, and these free printable rhyming words worksheets turn it into a game. Each of the 10 sheets shows six pictures, and children say the picture name and circle the word that rhymes with it.

Rhyming words worksheets bundle cover with a bunny, 10 printable pages

Every page is a black and white PDF with six short rhyming rows, covering the -at, -an, -ap, -en, -ig, -in, -og, -op and -ug word families plus long sounds, so one page is a complete short activity for preschool and kindergarten children, at home or in the classroom. Print the pages in any order and work through the rhymes one row at a time.

What Is Inside the Rhyming Words Worksheets Bundle

The 10 sheets cover the word families children meet first: -at with cat, hat and mat, -an with can, pan and van, -ap with cap, tap and map, -en with hen, ten and pen, -ig with pig, dig and wig, -in with pin, bin and fin, -og with dog, log and frog, -op with mop, top and hop, and -ug with bug, mug and jug, plus a long sounds sheet with play and day, cake and lake, bee and tree, car and star, night and light, and boat and coat.

Rhyming words worksheets like these build early reading skills, the ability to hear that two words share the same ending sound, along with careful looking and saying each picture name out loud. Because the pages are black and white children can colour them in after finishing, which turns every page into a second quiet activity.